Advanced Benefit Strategies of Virginia is pleased to welcome Carol Watson to our staff as a Senior Account Executive. Carol joins ABS after a long and successful 29-year...
The ACA does not reward healthy lifestyles. For employers with fewer than 50 employees, the community rates mandated by the ACA are the same for everyone, regardless...
With healthcare costs continuing to rise, some small employers that aren’t obligated to offer health/medical insurance per the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) “employer...
The IRS has released the 2017 monthly national average premium for a bronze-level health plan offered through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which is used to determine...
From water cooler gossip, to interminable meetings, to hours wasted scrolling through social media, the modern workplace is teeming with threats to employee productivity....
A recently released IRS letter reaffirms the agency’s view that funds from a health flexible spending arrangement (health FSA) may notbe used to reimburse health...
An updated model notice for employers to provide information on eligibility for premium assistance under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)...
Employers may be confused with all of the bluster and proposals to “repeal and replace” or perhaps “amend” the Affordable Care Act. What parts of this complex law do employers...
The Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rules under Health Care Reform require an issuer to provide rebates if its medical loss ratio (the amount of health insurance premiums spent...
With the dog days of summer under way, it is critical that employers recognize the hazards of working in hot environments and take steps to reduce the risk to workers....